Pralhad Joshi Launched Anna Chakra and SCAN Portal

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal, and Mines Pralhad Joshi recently launched two significant initiatives, Anna Chakra and the SCAN Portal, aimed at enhancing the efficiency and transparency of coal sector operations.

About Anna Chakra

• Developed by: the Department of Food and Public Distribution in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and IIT-Delhi’s FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer).
• Objective: To improve the efficiency of the Public Distribution System (PDS) by optimizing the logistics network, ensuring timely delivery of essential commodities and reducing costs.

Key Features of Anna Chakra

• It is integrated with the PM Gati Shakti platform, which includes geo-locations of 4.37 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPS) and 6,700 warehouse
• It is also integrated with the Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) of Indian Railways via the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) for interstate PDS movement.
• It uses advanced algorithms for route optimization to identify the most efficient delivery routes.

About Subsidy Claim Application for NFSA (SCAN)

Objective: To modernize and expedite the settlement of food subsidy claims under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) through end-to-end automation.

Key Features of SCAN

• It will provide for a single window for states to submit subsidy claims, and the Department of Food Public Distribution will scrutinize and approve claims, facilitating an expeditious settlement process.
• The portal will ensure end-to-end workflow automation of all the processes for the release and settlement of food subsidies using rule-based processing.

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